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AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Egypt defeat Guinea, qualify for record 26th appearance

AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Egypt defeat Guinea, qualify for record 26th appearance

Egypt came from behind to defeat Guinea 2-1 in their Group D encounter of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers at the Stade de Marrakech on Wednesday. Two goals from substitute Trezeguet and pacey forward Mostafa Mohamed cancelled out Serhou Guirassy's opener for the National Elephants as the Pharaohs won their fourth game of the group and became the 8th team to qualify for...

Ranking the most successful African countries in UEFA Champions League

Ranking the most successful African countries in UEFA Champions League

The African continent is well represented in the UEFA Champions League winners' list and a total of 26 African players have lifted the prestigious trophy at their clubs. Ahead of Saturday's final between Inter Milan and Manchester City which could see either Cameroon's Andre Onana or Algeria's Riyad Mahrez emerge victorious, Afrosport ranks African countries by the number of winners they have produced. Ghana - 5...

CAF CL: Jabrane reflects on Wydad Casablanca’s journey to back-to-back final

CAF CL: Jabrane reflects on Wydad Casablanca’s journey to back-to-back final

Wydad Casablanca captain Yahya Jabrane has attributed their successive final appearances in the CAF Champions League to their experience and the team's winning culture. The reigning African champions suffered a blow in their title defence last Sunday with a 2-1 defeat to Al Ahly in the first leg of the final game in Cairo. Wydad Casablanca need to overturn the first-leg deficit with a win to...

FIFRO warns players against joining clubs in Egypt

FIFRO warns players against joining clubs in Egypt

The Federation of Professional Football Players, FIFPRO has advised over 65,000 professional footballers across the world not to sign for any Egyptian club due to non-payment of salaries and abusive behaviours in the country's labour market. The global body revealed that any transfer to the North African nation stands a high chance of leading to disputes and legal proceedings. In a lengthy statement published on its...

Egyptian billionaire Mansour buys new MLS club in San Diego

Egyptian billionaire Mansour buys new MLS club in San Diego

Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Mansour, owner of Right to Dream Academy in Ghana, has successfully acquired new Major League Soccer club in San Diego. MLS Commissioner Don GArber announced on Thursday that the San Diego team will be the 30th franchise in the American top-flight and they will start competing in 2025 at Snapdragon Stadium. The new San Diego team will increase the number of MLS clubs...